Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and a number of senior US administration officials at the Pentagon in Washington DC.

They discussed joint military cooperation in the fight against Islamic State, the Pentagon said in a statement.

The meeting also discussed bilateral relations and areas of strategic cooperation between the two countries and means of promoting them.